Beggars Knap B&B

We spent 6 nights at Beggars Knap so that we could visit relatives. It was built as a grand residence by the local brewery owner and the current owner, Mark, and his family live on site. Its atmosphere and decor are reminiscent of grand hotels before they were sadly tarted up and modernised. |As a place to stay, it does not attempt to be anything other than a delightful, somewhat quirky, place for laying down one's head for a good night's sleep, in which . it was successful. Our room contained a comfortably large bed and with a shower that provided a decent shower. The room was excellently furnished in the style of a past age. Food is not provide (except for biscuits and do-it-yourself tea/instant coffee in the room), something of which I am in completer favour, based on hotel stays over the last 60 years. However, there are more than a few nearby eateries of various types. ("Vibes", a vegetarian/vegan cafe across the road is excellent - even for a confirmed carnivore like me). |It is well situated and the area is not all that busy with an adequate amount of surrounding greenery. |We would be more than happy to stay there again.

Great place to stay just outside of the centre on a hill but within easy walking distance for able bodied people.

The hotel is in a great location with on site parking. The host is super helpful. However, the two night experience was so over priced. The smell of damp as you enter the hotel is overwhelming and penetrates into the room. The bedroom was fussy, musty and tired. None of the pillows or bed linen matched or had a welcoming feel. The shower cubicle had an adequate electric shower but some black mould. The basin was cracked and there was no where to put your toiletries but on the floor. The towels were also extremely tired. And no breakfast included. The ‘mini bar’ was not in operation and the kettle perched on a small table. |It was a shame to have ‘over paid’ for accommodation that was no where near the comfort of my own home. The hotel would be okay for half the price.

My partner booked the 4 poster bed room as a birthday surprise for me. We'd been looking for 5 years, for the perfect 4 poster. We'd been looking for a antique bed, with the curtains and old world charm. This bed not only fitted my dream, the room and decor matched. The dreamy roll top bath! The dim romanic lighting and just the charm, it's just increadable. A very clean and tidy room. With everything we needed. The entrance to the property, the big old door, the stair well and decor just divine! |The host, is just a delight. Nothing too much trouble. A font of knowleage, and good to chat too. |We would very happily stay again, and recomend anyone to stay here. It was just the perfect romantic getaway treat. Thank you.

😊: Bed, size of room, view, ambience.. 😢: Small niggly things that were explained by owner satisfactorily.

On arrival we let ourselves in via a key safe and found that the host had kindly placed some prosecco and a card in our bedroom for our 40th wedding anniversary which was a lovely thought. However, we had mixed feelings about staying here. We only saw the host once when we called him, having had an issue with water spilling on the floor (which was entirely our fault and he kindly sorted out), but it felt more like an airbnb which wasn't the experience we were hoping for. In all fairness, I had missed the fact that it was room only on booking.com but having never having had this occur before in this type of accommodation, even during the pandemic, I had made assumptions. Having a lovely cooked breakfast is so much part of the enjoyment of staying away. The host did say he would bring us breakfast in our bedroom on the day of our ruby wedding anniversary but we didn't really want to have it there. On the plus side, he provided good information about where we could get breakfast. The bed was very comfortable and the room was clean. It was a good base to get to other parts of Dorchester and parking was available. We also struggled a bit with hair washing as although a hand -held shower was provided, the bath didn't have a screen to stop any water going over the edge. It's a beautiful old property with basic facilities and if you are happy with this then it's a great place to stay.

The location was great and the room decor was pleasant. We were greater with a very enthusiastic, pleasant and helpful host. The breakfast is optional. The room was very dusty, with cobwebs on the ceiling and radiators. There was a mould smell at the entrance.

We had the most wonderful stay the night before our wedding. The beautiful four poster bedroom was a delight to wake up in and prepare for our big day. Mark kindly hired us the small dining room so we could celebrate after we had been married at the nearby registry office. Nothing was too much trouble for Mark and we felt more like friends than guests. Our wedding night was so cosy we didn’t wander into the cold of Dorchester and stayed warm and snug in our room. Superb care and attention to detail in all things. Highly recommend and definitely going to stay again.